Science Circulatory System

What is the total number of chambers that can be found in the human heart?

4

Which blood vessels carry nutrients away from the heart to the cells of the body ?

Arteries

Which type of blood vessels carry oxygenated blood away from the heart?

Arteries

Which blood vessels allow the diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide through their walls?

Capillary

Which blood vessels are only a single cell thick therefore the tiniest in the human body?

Capillary

Oxygen is supplied to cells and carbon dioxide is removed from the body with the help of two organ systems. What two would that be?

Circulatory and respiratory

Why is the pulmonary vein unique?

It is the only vein in the body that carries oxygenated blood.

Oxygens and nutrients are supplied to the brain with the help of three organ systems. Which three?

Respiratory, Digestive and circulatory

List in order the path that blood takes through the heart and lungs.

Right atrium Right ventricle left atrium left ventricle

Which system is responsible for pumping blood to every single cell in the body?

The circulatory system.

Which system carries nutrients from our food to our cells so it can be used for energy and other reactions?

The digestive system

What is the primary function of the circulatory system?

To carry oxygen and nutrients to cells and to remove waste product.

Which organ has the primary purpose of pumping blood throughout the body?

heart

What is the primary function of the heart?

to move throughout the entire body

Which type of blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart?

veins